Overview
Joraku-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple located in Kokufu-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. It bears the mountain name Seijusan and the name Enmei-in, and its principal image is Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva). It is known as Temple No. 14 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
Highlights
- ●Its standing as Temple No. 14 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
- ●The only temple among the 88 sacred sites to enshrine Maitreya Bodhisattva as its principal image
- ●A Koyasan Shingon temple bearing the names Seijusan and Enmei-in
- ●A pilgrimage site with its own principal mantra and pilgrimage hymn (goeika)
History
Joraku-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple bearing the mountain name Seijusan and the name Enmei-in. It is Temple No. 14 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, and it is the only site among the 88 to enshrine Maitreya Bodhisattva as its principal image.
Access
The temple is located in Kokufu-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. It is one of the sacred sites along the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
Best season
As a temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route, it receives worshippers throughout the year. Strolling the precincts is easiest during the milder seasons.
Map
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Suggested itinerary
- 1Enter the precincts through the temple gate of Joraku-ji, Temple No. 14
- 2Pay respects at the main hall, which enshrines the principal image of Maitreya Bodhisattva
- 3Walk the grounds of this Koyasan Shingon temple bearing the names Seijusan and Enmei-in
- 4Take in the atmosphere of the precincts as a site on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
Did you know?
💡 Among the 88 sacred sites of Shikoku, Joraku-ji is the only one to enshrine Maitreya Bodhisattva as its principal image.
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